Uncommon Law

Analysis

Uncommon Law is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Uncommon Law reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.4m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $3.0m (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Uncommon Law sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Immigration Studies Inc ($3.0m), Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project ($3.0m) and Rise Richmond Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $194k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $711k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 38 employees.